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The co-founder of online casual games provider PopCap has questioned EA’s potential in the sector – telling MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz that the Redwood publisher doesn’t know how hard it’s going to be”. In an exclusive interview, Vechey likened developing a best-selling casual game to writing a great novel – …

Publisher's wireless division wants to add new features which improve gameplay

EA has applauded the services of company founder Timothy Mott, who MCV last week revealed is to retire from the publisher in July. Mott will officially leave EA after the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 31st. "Tim is an industry pioneer – one of the founding members …

Play.com have given UK Rock Band fans something to smile about – by cutting the total cost for Rock Band and all the game’s instruments by 40. According to MTV and EA, the suggested UK retail price of the ‘Band In a Box’ SKU of Rock Band – which includes …

More leading studios - including Blitz, Codemasters, EA, Exient, NCSoft and Realtime Worlds - support Government lobbying effort

The boss of EA’s Casual Entertainment division Kathy Vrabeck has said that she expects the total global casual games market to be worth around $13.5 billion in the next couple of years”. In a candid Q&A session – published on MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz – Vrabeck added that her department …

Director of Electronic Arts Timothy Mott has announced his intention to retire from the company. Mott will officially leave EA after the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 31st. Mott has served on the company’s Board of Directors since 1990. Previously, he was a co-founder and senior VP …

CEO of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello purchased almost $1 million of the company’s stock on Tuesday – a day after the firm announced it had extended its bid for Take Two. In total, Riccitiello bought $967,000 in stock, or 20,000 shares, at a per-share average of $48.37. The transaction marks …

A Rock Band TV ad starring Xbox 360 community members is to be premiered tonight during ITV’s Champions League final coverage – kicking off a sustained marketing campaign for the game. The commercial was put together by renowned agency McCann Erickson, and stars around 350 Xbox gamers, as well as …

Take Two’s Board has once again taken the opportunity to tell the world that EA’s $25.74-per-share tender offer ‘undervalues’ the company – and revealed that it is already talking to other interested parties. EA announced this afternoon that it had extended the deadline for acceptance of its bid until Monday, …